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Asian Glossy Starling


Asian Glossy Starling
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Copyright: Ang Hwee Yong (Meerkat) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 17 W: 0 N: 616] (3237)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-08-28
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D300, Tamron SP AF200-500mm f5-6.3 Di LD
Exposure: f/8, 1/500 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-24 4:16
Viewed: 185
Points: 2
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Asian Glossy Starling
Aplonis panayensis

Main features: Medium (20cm), dark glossy green plumage which appears black in poor light; eyes red. Genders look alike.

Juvenile: Upper parts blackish brown; underparts whitish streaked black.

Call: Described as metallic ink when perched; noisy piping or ringing whistle in flight.

In flight: Direct and rapid, usually at tree-top height; wings small and triangular; tail short.

Status in Singapore: Very common resident throughout the island and North and South offshore islands.

World distribution: India to the Philippines and Sulawesi.

Classification: Family Sturnidae (Starlings, Mynas, Oxpeckers). World 148 species, Singapore 9 species of which 3 are introduced.
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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1723 W: 0 N: 3915] (15730)
  • [2009-09-24 4:53]

Hello Ang Hwee,
Very pleasing picture of this red-eyed Asian Starling. I like the fine horizontal composition and the natural colors. Excellent sharpness too.
Kind regards
Anne

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